William Wildes, of Rowley

William Wildes is believed to be a brother of John Wildes, not his father. He names no children of his own in his Will, but he does name his kinsman John Wilds Sr and his son John Wilds Jr.

Per SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England WILLIAM, Rowley 1643, is thought to have come in the Elizabeth,1635, aged 30, unless the number should rightly be larger, with Alice, 40, who may have been his wife and John, 17; was of Ipswich 1650 to 1663. He had daughter Sarah, wife of the second Edward Bishop. Perhaps the widow Elizabeth mentioned in the record as this latest day, when he was dead is the same as Alice, embarked 28 years before

• ****NOTE: There appears to be only one William Wildes, and this is a duplicate entry of the correct entry for William Wildes (listed as this entry's father). (Fixed)

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wildes-13

Birth

Date: 1595–1605
Place: England
William Wild Great Migration Study

ORIGIN: Unknown.

MIGRATION: 1635 on the Elizabeth (on 10 April 1635, "Will[iam] Wild," aged 30, and "Alice Wild," aged 40, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth, and, on 11 April 1635, "Jo[hn] Wild," aged 17, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Elizabeth [Rotten 56]). FIRST RESIDENCE: Ipswich. REMOVES: Rowley by 1643, Ipswich by 1655.

OCCUPATION: Carpenter [ILR 2:49, 90]. On 25 September 1655, "Will[ia]m Wyld sued "Robert Swan for not paying for the carpenter work of a house and diet. Withdrawn" [EQC 1 :401].

CHURCH llr!EMBERSHIP: Admission to Rowley church prior to 31 March 1646 implied by freemanship. FREEMAN: 31 March 1646 (as "Will[iam] Wyld of Rowley" [EQC 1:93]). EDUCATION: Signed his deeds and his will.

BIRTH: About 1605 (aged 30 on 10 April1635 [Rotten 56]).

DEATH: Between 6 May 1662 (date of will) and 26 June 1662 (date of inventory).

MARRIAGE: By 1635 Elizabeth (see COMMENTS below). She married (2) at Lynn on 6 November 1662 Richard Moore.

CHILDREN: NONE RECORDED.

ASSOCIATIONS: 'Villiam Wild was brother of JOHN WILD {1635, Ipswich} [Dudley Wildes Anc 3].

COMMENTS: Walter Goodwin Davis noted that Alice Wild, who sailed for New England with William Wild, is not seen in any New England records, and that William Wild's wife in New England was Elizabeth. Davis favored the scenario in which Alice died at sea or soon after arrival in New England, after which William remarried to Elizabeth, calling two other possiblities "slight";these two other possibilities were that Alice and Elizabeth were the same person, the names being used interchangeably.

In the present sketch we adopt the solution that Alice and Elizabeth were the same person, with the understanding that additional evidence, perhaps in English records, might prove this wrong. We note that Davis did not consider the possibility that Alice's age might have been overstated on the passenger list.

Savage stated that William 'Vild "had daughter Sarah, wife of the second Edward Bishop" [Savage 4:549]. This was his niece Sarah, daughter ofhis brother John Wild [Dudley Wildes Anc 14-15].

BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1959 Walter Goodwin Davis compiled an account of the life of this immigrant [Dudley Wildes Anc 3-7].

He is believed to be a brother of John Wildes, not his father. He names no children of his own in his Will, but he does name his kinsman John Wilds Sr and his son John Wilds Jr. Please see memories section for documents.

Research Notes

Great Migration Directory: Wild, William: Unknown; 1635 on Elizabeth; Ipswich, Rowley [GM 2:7:407-12].

Old notes

Links

• Wildes Family in America PDF document

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al Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: 1596, England Death: 1662 Topsfield Essex County Massachusetts, USA

William arrived in the American colonies in 1635.

He was granted land at Ipswich in 1643.

He moved from Ipswich at some point but returned to Ipswich in 1655.

He may have died at the home of his son in Topsfield.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Alice Elizabeth Wildes (1598 - 1662)*

Children:

 John Wildes (1618 - 1705)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:

Other.

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